It just occurred to me that if you are going to prepare for a disaster, one of the things you should probably include would be a book of general medicine. If you have a disaster that is bad enough to knock out electronic communications, there are liable to be people who are injured. If the Internet is down, there's no Google. A real, honest to gawd, printed on paper, book of medical knowledge might be a good thing to have. I need to take a look and see if I can find one.
Didn't the Boy/Girl/explorer Scouts have pretty extensive first aid manuals that covered about everything you could do for somebody outside of an equipped medical facility.
ReplyDeleteNo, no, no. A book on "general medicine" will do very little as your bloody fingers are flipping through it looking for the tourniquet chapter while your friend, significant other or child is bleeding out and screaming.
ReplyDeleteIf you're honestly interested in the subject, there are some great sources for basic SHTF first aid training, med kits and comprehensive lists of supplies, including drugs, to include in an emergency bag.
It doesn't make you a rabid, deranged, prepper if you spend a day doing some research, a couple of days on training, and a couple hundred bucks on supplies. Then a quick tour of the local thrift stores will likely yield a $2 backpack to shove it all into. I have one in the hall closet and a smaller one in the car.
Think about how much money you spend on health, home and vehicle insurance geared toward events that may be about as likely than a partial or localized, temporary breakdown of society. That's all this would be, insurance. And cheap insurance at that.